Bob Oliver

Managing drilling fluids is not a small task and is a very important part of the drilling project.

Geotechnical and mineral exploration contractors have been using drilling fluids and grouting products provided by bentonite manufacturers for years.

Irrigation wells are critical to the farming and ranching areas of our nation and around the world.

When pumpable, one-step, high-solids grouts hit the market in the late 1980s, solids content ranged from 20 percent to 30 percent. There were two-step pumpable grouts already in the market at that time and these were less than 20 percent solids.

Dry bentonite sealants have become very popular because they are easy to apply and require no mixing or pumping.

Combinations of bentonite drilling fluids and a variety of additives are widely used here in North America and around the world.

Drilling a well may seem at first glance to be a simple undertaking, but those of us in the drilling industry have come to know that it can be fairly complicated.

Dry bentonite sealants have become very popular because they are easy to apply and require no mixing or pumping.

Discussing the results of the comprehensive grout study.